The Democrat Party claims to be the champion of "democracy." But Party elites seem to be practically coronating Vice President Kamala Harris to be their 2024 presidential nominee - WITHOUT consulting the voters. Former Democratic presidential candidate-turned-Independent Tulsi Gabbard joins Glenn to explain what's going on: "It is just a facade. [The nomination process has] already been wrapped up." Plus, Gabbard explains why Harris is NOT a moderate "unity" candidate. In fact, she may become the most progressive Democratic nominee ever. And Tulsi also discusses whether she would accept an offer to be Secretary of State or Defense in a second Trump administration.
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GLENN: Welcome to the program now, Tulsi Gabbard. How are you, Tulsi?
TULSI: Aloha, my friend. It's great to talk to you, always.
GLENN: By the way, I'm pushing for you to be the Secretary of Defense if Trump would win. I think you would make a great Secretary of Defense.
TULSI: I appreciate that. I think there will be opportunity, should Trump get elected, to serve as Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense. Be in a position to actually begin to reshape our country's foreign policy, to one that Trump has advocated for all along. One that puts the interests of the American people and our country first, and prevents from us getting into these unnecessary counterproductive regime change wars, and begins to enact those policies that allows our country to succeed.
GLENN: So I never thought of you as Secretary of State. That is an interesting idea. That might even be better than Secretary of Defense. But, anyway, let's talk about Tulsi Gabbard. I'm sorry. Kamala Harris.
Kamala is probably the most left candidate we've ever had. And she's being really installed by the Democratic Party.
I want to talk to you about the installation here in a second.
But first, what would we be getting from a cam Harris?
JIM: You know, the Democrats themselves tout President Biden as the most, quote, unquote, progressive president our country has ever seen. And this was supposed to the guy who was going to come in and be a moderating influence on the Democratic Party. The guy who said that he would unite all Americans and serve all Americans. And from day zero, he did exactly the opposite in dividing us by race. And enacting these radical, woke agendas, that are hurting our children, hurting our education system, hurting the safety of our communities. I could go on and on. You talk about these issues all the time.
We've talked about foreign policy. Really, when you look at Kamala Harris, you can expect more of the same. But worse. I think what it comes down to is just the need for us to make sure that we remind voters over and over, as we head into this election, even if a Democrat has changed their horse in this race, the substance, the policies, and, quite frankly, the real decision makers behind the scenes. Who have been pulling the strings.
Whether it's Robby Mook from Hillary Clinton's campaign. Or Tony Blinken Biden's.
You know, decades with President Biden. Or President Obama's lackeys in the White House.
These people were making decisions over the last three and a half years.
They're going to continue to call the shots. Which means we can expect the same disastrous policies that we have seen and worse.
GLENN: I really think that Biden was forced out.
I think they held something over his head, either the 25th Amendment or, you know, hey, look at your son. We may not be able to stop the impeachment proceedings because of the Hunter stuff. And they gave him a deadline of Sunday.
This is all my speculation, by the way. Gave him a deadline of Sunday, and he folded.
And I don't -- I mean, it's clear, that he's not running the country. He's not really running the presidency.
Because why -- why are you okay to be the president, but you're not there enough to run a campaign. That makes no sense.
But then they pick Tulsi Gabbard to replace her.
And it's surprising --
TULSI: Kamala Harris. Kamala Harris.
GLENN: Barack Obama is not for it.
What did you say?
PAT: Kamala. You said --
TULSI: You said they picked Tulsi Gabbard. They picked Kamala Harris.
GLENN: Oh, gosh. I'm so sorry.
TULSI: If it was me, I'm telling you, we would be having a very different conversation here.
GLENN: Yeah, I know we would. I knew we would. I know we would. I'm sorry. They picked Kamala Harris. And I don't think she's going to be running the -- the presidency either. I agree with you.
But who is actually -- who is this cabal?
Shouldn't we be asking that question and getting that answer?
TULSI: We absolutely should, Glenn.
You know, it's the people who are invested. Ultimately, it's those who -- whose power relies on having a figure head that they can role.
So, you know, you can look at some of the people that I have mentioned already. Who have been around Hillary Clinton. They are Hillary Clinton's lackeys. President Obama's lackeys.
People who have been with President Biden for a long time.
It's the military industrial complex that profit from our country being in a constant state of war.
It's those who are -- who are the unelected people in the national security state. Whose ability to -- to control and take more of our liberties. Again, relies on us being in a constant state of war. It's their friends in big tech and propaganda media.
Who benefit from them having access to that power, and that information.
And it's the big money billionaires. Yes. It's the George Soros source.
But others. Reid Hoffmann and others. Who are -- are being -- who are incredibly influential, beyond belief.
Because of their money and their ability to exert control. Fundamentally, what is at the heart of this?
All these different people who make up this cabal of woke warmongers.
Of course, Hillary Clinton is the lead of that.
They are people who don't care about our country.
And they don't believe in the Constitution.
And they're trying to remake this country into something that is their utopia of some sort. But that devise the very foundation of what our country was founded upon.
GLENN: So you were a Democrat. You still -- we still would disagree on many policies.
But I respect you. Because you're at least honest, and love the country.
And I truly believe, that there are millions of Democrats, that are all across the country that I may disagree with, but they love the country. And they don't want to see it fundamentally destroyed and transformed.
They don't agree with these policies. And they've been so brainwashed. That they don't stand up, against -- they believe that Donald Trump is the threat to democracy, and they don't see what their own party is doing.
How is it they can go out and vote, and then have these delegates, and these superdelegates, disregard that vote, entirely.
And say, no. This is who you get.
How are they not up in arms, Tulsi?
TULSI: Well, first of all, let's just go back, there were a number of states that did not even hold primaries. And so to -- and those that would not allow other Democratic candidates. Because, you know, obviously, Bobby Kennedy was running to be the Democratic nominee.
GLENN: Right.
TULSI: There was a member of Congress. I can't remember his name at the moment. Who was running. Obviously, Marianne Williamson, and may have been a few others who were running to be the Democratic nominee. Many other states would either not allow them on the ballot, or did not hold primaries at all.
So the Democratic party, led by President Biden, that claims to be the champions of democracy, would not even allow a democratic process within their own primary. So the anti-democracy initiative began there, and it continues through. So we shouldn't be surprised to see what they are doing today. You know, they are trying to pretend that this is not a coronation of Kamala Harris. President Obama saying, oh, you know. This will be brought to the convention, and delegates will have the opportunity to choose who the next Democratic nominee for president will be.
GLENN: Delegates.
TULSI: But we know that's just a facade. It is just a facade. It's already been wrapped up.
GLENN: Tulsi, thank you so much. Appreciate it. I know you've got to run. And you've just been overseas. And keep it up. Thank you so much.
TULSI: Thank you, Glenn. I appreciate you. Talk to you soon.
GLENN: You bet. You bet.